Now that I've made this decision, I'll look for ways to stay involved in education.

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education, in partnership with the Local Childcare Planning Council and First 5 Santa Cruz County, is developing a model plan for a voluntary preschool system that would create opportunity for every 4-year-old in Santa Cruz County. This vision is based on the understanding that quality preschool programs are the foundation for success in school and, therefore, in life.

PCS has been a unique school from the very beginning.

I've accomplished most of the things I set out to do. It just seems like the right time to make a transition.

It's a good and exciting and energizing thing when we can start spending money on preventive, empowering education instead of continuing to spend it all downstream trying to pull families out of the river.

Many of these students have a high school diploma or a GED. They're not comfortable going on with their education and they don't have the money.